This is really more for my cousin than for me, although I'm curious, too. I recently connected with a cousin on my Italian side. We are related through my grandpa's mother, Pasqualina Calvelli Petrone. She was his great-grandfather's sister. His great-grandfather's name was Francesco Calvelli. If it helps, they also had a brother named Camillo Calvelli. Their father's name was Luigi; unsure of mother's name.

Anyway, he told me that Francesco came to the US (New York, I believe) in 1903, and was never heard from again. My cousin believes that he started a new family in America. He would like to know what happened to him, and now that I know, so would I! Any help would be appreciated.

During the mass emigration from Italy during the century between 1876 to 1976, the U.S. was the largest single recipient of Italian immigrants in the world. However, their impact was not as great as countries like Argentina and Brazil. That was due to the fact that hundreds of thousands of immigrant...

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